VINCENT A. BEUDER

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Vincent A. Beuder, 70, a 40-year resident of Arlington Heights, died there Monday in Northwest Community Hospital. Mr. Beuder, a Chicago native, retired in 1996 after 45 years as an insurance salesman for a number of companies, including United States Fidelity & Guaranty and Employers Mutual of Chicago. Most recently Mr. Beuder sold insurance for the National Catholic Society of Foresters, a non-profit organization in Mt. Prospect. Mr. Beuder served in the Army, joining occupational forces in Korea from 1946-47. "He was a good father," said his son, Gregory. "He was very helpful." Other survivors include his wife of 46 years, Louise M.; two daughters, Deborah Pennings and Diana; and a brother, Norman. Prayers will be said at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in Glueckert Funeral Home, 1520 N. Arlington Heights Rd., followed by a mass at 10 a.m. in St. James Catholic Church, 831 N. Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington Heights.